===''You americans don't know nothing about ottoman history... The assasins NEVER visited the Istanbul... They were enemies of them after all... but this doesn't mean that the ottoman were allies with templars, no... they weren't, they were in battle with both factions.''===
Janissaries, created by Sultan Murad I, were Christian (commonly Greek) boys from conquered countries, who were levied into the Devshirme system (or the "Collection of Children"). The Janissaries were also nicknamed "Slave Soldiers" because of their capture. The strongest of the children were usually chosen to become Janissaries, whereas the intelligent ones would become scientists or architects.<ref name="Devşirme">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev%C5%9Firme Devşirme on ''Wikipedia'']</ref>
The Janissaries became the Ottoman Empire's first standing army, and were required to learn and convert to Islam. They were infantry units that formed the Sultan's household troops and bodyguard, though they were eventually abolished by Sultan [[Wikipedia:Mahmud II|Mahmud II]] in 1826, as a result of [[Wikipedia:The Auspicious Incident|the Auspicious Incident]].<ref name="Devşirme" /><ref name="Janissaries">[http://www.janissary.info/ Janissaries]</ref>
===16th Century===
During [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s time in [[Constantinople]], the Janissaries actively sought to prevent him from locating the [[Seals of Altaïr]], which were scattered throughout the city. Eventually, Ezio killed one of their high commanding officers, forcing them to resort to patrolling the whole of the [[Golden Horn]], as well as blocking off the port in an effort to prevent him from escaping the city.<ref name="Revelations - Singleplayer Commented Walkthrough">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations#Videos|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - Singleplayer Commented Walkthrough]]</ref>
However, this ultimately failed, as Ezio destroyed the [[Great Chain]] with an [[Bombs|explosive bomb]], as well as sank the ships in the port with [[Greek Fire]]. He then left Constantinople on a chartered ship.<ref name="Revelations - Singleplayer Commented Walkthrough" />
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The Janissaries (Ottoman Turkish: Yeniçeri, English: New soldiers) were specially trained soldiers of the Ottoman Empire, and the private guard to the Sultan.
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You americans don't know nothing about ottoman history... The assasins NEVER visited the Istanbul... They were enemies of them after all... but this doesn't mean that the ottoman were allies with templars, no... they weren't, they were in battle with both factions.
